Occasionaly some funny people ask me if their are lions roaming around and if its dangerous to ride in the wild in South Africa, well after seeing this I suppose anythings possible.

Rider gets taken out by an Antelope (Red Hartebees?)during a mountain bike race in Kwa Zulu Natal.

No animals were hurt during the filming of this video, just humans

This incident happened less than 10 miles from where I lived in California. I can't say I remember the guy but based on the club he rode with and where he lived, I'm pretty sure our paths crossed at some point. I used to ride through that area but at the time I was only into road riding and didn't have a mountain bike at the time. It was a pretty sad incident.

2 weeks ago a deer jumped straight out of a bush 2-3 meters ahead of me.
Was a helluva jump - must have been 3-4 meters long - and happened on a rocky section of trail where I would really prefer not to fall.

I would have been the laughing stock of the whole Canton Ticino if I had been hit and injured :-/

(note to myself: buy a GoPro camera to film an eventual sequel )

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On another note alltogether: I hate to be riding a trail only to find myself confronted by some Pooch-O-Loco tethered to one of those 5mt long winch-leashes. WTF are those owners thinking? The beast will eventually get itself roped around bushes and tree trunks, etc, etc...

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Paul

LOVED the helmet picture at the end !!!

Can it be dangerous??



But that antilope kicks ass (literally)!